A SILVER-MOUNTED CARVED WOOD CIRCUMCISION FLASK

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 USD

Sold

4,688 USD

bidding is closed

Description

maker's mark only on base IM in shaped punch.
silver, wood
Height: 3 7/8 inches

flattened pear form, carved on one side with scene of the mohel, sandak and baby, the other side carved with Hebrew name Asher Katz, the silver base engraved with script initials DESL, further initials and date 1756, chained stopper.

Provenance

Sotheby's Tel Aviv, April 17, 2001, lot 303